HIST1094 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Chiang Kai-Shek, Syngman Rhee, Northeast Asia
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11. 7. 16 the aftermath of wwii and the something. The situation in asia at the end of wwii: severe human and material destruction, especially in china and korea, the war ended several asian empires. Japan was occupied and stripped of its empire. Indonesia and the french barely regained their in indochina before losing it. American rule in the philippines and british rule in india and malaya was severely destabilized. Rebuilding northeast asia: unlike germany, postwar japan was occupied by one power the us, after a brief period experimenting with thoroughgoing democratic reforms, including breaking up the zaibatsu cartels, occupation authorities led by general douglas. Macarthur write a conservative democratic constitution for japan which retains the. Emperor out o fear of instability leading to nationalist or communist agitation: korea is occupied by americans in the south and soviets in the north, as cold war intensifies, northeast asia becomes increasingly important arena for.
